On Jan 20, 2:46*pm, Martin Rowley
wrote:
... a bit 'left-field' this one but someone's bound to know.

Is there a word (or short phrase) that explicitly covers the situation
we seem to have had many times this winter in this neck of the woods of
'upside-down' 24hr temperature profiles.

By that I mean the *maximum* in the standard (09-09Z) period occurs
overnight, and the minimum in the same period is often at the *start* of
the 24hr (09Z). We've had five such this month already, and no less than
nine where the minimum temperature has occurred the previous 09Z (rather
than in the few hours leading up to today's 09Z).

It would be nice to have a tally of such events but what do I call the
'event' in short?

Martin.

--
West Moors / East Dorset
Lat: 50deg 49.25'N, Long: 01deg 53.05'W
Height (amsl): 17 m (56 feet)
COL category: C1 overall

I think I would just call it an 'inverse diurnal', Martin, although,
like you, I am unaware of any generally accepted term.

Dick Lovett
Charlbury (Oxfordshire Cotswolds) 122m